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Noise-Canceling Headphone Challenge
Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Whether you do a lot of traveling, have to work amidst distracting sounds, or just live in a busy household, noise-canceling headphones can be a godsend. Basically, these headphones use active electronics and tiny, built-in microphones to pick up the noises around you. Then they play a signal that's the exact opposite of the unwanted sounds, which helps to cancel out and quiet the noise.
Not all noise is created, or canceled, equally
While noise-canceling headphones can do a great deal to help reduce steady, droning noises, like the sound of an airplane engine — they can't "erase" loud, sudden noises such as someone coughing nearby. Still, it's the constant din of background noise that, in most cases, can lead to stress, fatigue, and even hearing loss over time.
An unexpected benefit of silence: greater clarity
Quieting the noises around you not only provides a more blissful and pleasant listening environment, it also makes it easier to hear and enjoy music from your portable player or the dialogue of in-flight movies at lower, safer volume levels.
Our I.T. department takes the challenge
Crutchfield's Information Technology department is a diverse group working in close proximity that, at times, can get pretty darned noisy. In order to reduce outside distractions, and help focus better on their work, many of our I.T. folks wear headphones. That's why we thought they'd make an ideal test group to invite into the Crutchfield Labs to try out some of our noise-canceling headphone models, and see which ones they liked best.
Members of Crutchfield's I.T. department take on a barrage of noise in our Labs to test the effectiveness, sound quality, and comfort of noise-canceling headphones.
We subjected 15 team members to various types of noise, including aircraft cabin sounds, a noisy lawn mower, a New York City Subway, and of course, a busy office. As they listened to their music, we introduced these noises at realistic levels through a surround sound audio system. Each individual took notes and scored the headphones he or she was wearing on a scale of one through five (five being the best). After everyone had a chance to evaluate each model, we averaged the scores. Here are our results, along with some of their comments.
The results:
|Bose® QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones
|Sennheiser PXC 450
|Klipsch Mode M40
$249.99Price Break, Save $50.00
|Sound Quality
|Fit & Comfort
Listener Comments
Bose® QuietComfort® 15
"Bose was the best at getting rid of background noise."
"Very comfortable and no pressure points; they feel very light."
" Best at noise cancelation and sound quality, but felt a bit small around my ears."
"Very clear, even sound."
" Nice!"
Sennheiser PXC 450
"Cans were very comfortable and not squeezy. Nice and light. I could wear these for a long time."
" Good ear cushioning, but ear area seems a little big."
"Crisp vocals that were very lifelike, but noticeable background noise even with music playing."
"Fits pretty well. Very large cups took getting used to."
"Best mix of sound quality and comfort. Excellent form factor."
"Good sound. Felt loose, takes getting used to."
"The fit was pleasantly snug and the ear pads were wonderfully pillow-like."
"Bassy, but clear sound. More lows than highs."
"Not very 'bright,' good bass."
Klipsch Mode M40
"I loved the clarity of sound these produced."
"Tends to press inward more. Cups ears well."
"I loved the clear sound. And they did a good job of shutting out external noise, especially office sounds."
"Heavy. Ear cups rigid, more padding needed."
"Clear vocals, nice midrange."
"Best all-around sound. Comfortable with decent noise canceling."
"Well-balanced sound."
"Great around-the-ear coverage. A little heavy, moves if you move."
"I enjoyed the 'surround sound' these gave me."
" Great soundstage, I forgot I was listening to headphones."


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Opportunities in Mathematics and Statistics
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Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminars (MASSS)
The Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminar series is a forum for undergraduates to present talks on topics of general interest in mathematics and statistics.
- Weekly seminars are typically held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays in room 2517 in the Noyce Science Center during the academic year.
- Seminars are open to everyone in the Grinnell College community. College members can view an event calendar in GrinnellShare on the Science Division site (login required).
- Each seminar is typically a talk of forty to sixty minutes, including questions from the audience.
- The faculty sponsor and organizer of the Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminar series is currently Professor Chris French .
Academic Opportunities
Summer Courses
Undergraduate Summer School in Mathematics
- Park City Mathematics Institute Summer Program, run by the Institute for Advanced Study, conducts a themed program every summer which includes an introductory and advanced undergraduate summer school. Additionally, they list future programs.
- George Washington University hosts a Summer Program for Women in Mathematics for women who are completing their third year.
- Carleton College hosts the Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates for women completing their first or second year.
Summer Courses for Students Entering Graduate School
- Nebraska IMMERSE IMMERSE is an intensive course for recent graduates who will begin graduate programs in the fall.
- Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) is a program "with the goal of strengthening the ability of women students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences, with particular inclusion of women from minority groups."
Summer Internship Links
- The National Security Agency has a variety of internships each summer.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - A list of REUs funded by the NSF Department of Mathematical Sciences.
- The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has a list of REUs that may not be included in the NSF list above.
- The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) also provides a list of research opportunities for undergraduates.
- Research on Industrial Projects for Students, run by UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, organizes undergraduates into teams to work on problems from industry. RIPS takes place in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts the interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). There are excellent opportunities in applied mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Double majors with physics, biological sciences, biochemistry, or chemistry might find these project especially intriguing.
- German Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS7).
- Rutgers hosts a family of REUs with one program open to international students.
- The AMS maintains this list of internship or co-op opportunities.
- The American Statistical Association also maintains a list of internships.
- SIAM maintains this list of internships.
- The American Statistical Association
Off-Campus Study
Budapest Semester in Mathematics
The Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program operates on the College International Campus of the Technical University of Budapest, located near the historic city center of Budapest, a city of two million and the nation's capital. Hungary has a long tradition of excellence in mathematics education, and the Budapest Semester provides students of mathematics a unique opportunity to study under the tutelage of eminent Hungarian scholar-teachers from Eotvos University and the Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. More than 40 Grinnell College students have participated in this program since 1985.
All courses are taught in English in small groups and comprise a wide selection in mathematics, along with non-mathematical options including European History, Film and Drama, and three levels of Hungarian language. Students take three or four math courses and two intercultural courses including intensive Hungarian. Housing options include either a homestay or renting a furnished apartment shared with other program participants. The cost of living is very low, and students normally find the extensive cultural life of Budapest, including music and theatre as well as restaurant meals, to be easily affordable. Budapest is well situated for travel throughout Eastern and Central Europe and students are encouraged to avail themselves of the reasonable fares and opportunity to travel throughout Hungary and neighboring countries.
More information is available at the Budapest Semester in Mathematics program website.
A full list of off-campus study options is available through the Off-Campus Study office.
Scholarships and Fellowships
Information for many scholarships can be found on GrinnellShare (login required), including Gates Cambridge, Gilman, Marshall, Mitchell, and Rhodes Scholarships.
The Pamela Ferguson Endowed Prize in Mathematics
Pamela Ferguson was appointed president of Grinnell College in 1991 and served in that position until 1997. After stepping down from the presidency, she continued to teach as a professor of mathematics. In 2003, she was appointed the Breid-McFarland Professor of Science. Though she is best remembered at Grinnell College as a former president, Pam Ferguson has been described as a lover of mathematics. She published over forty papers in her area of group theory, most appearing in the highly regarded Journal of Algebra. Her work was strongly connected to the classification of finite simple groups, one of the landmark results of twentieth-century mathematics. The endowment supporting this prize was established by her husband, D. Roger Ferguson.
The goal of this merit prize is to recognize and encourage mathematical potential among students of both genders, particularly among women, who are traditionally under-represented in the discipline.
Up to two prizes will be awarded annually to the mathematics or statistics majors entering their senior year who are judged by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics to have demonstrated the greatest achievement and promise, as measured by such criteria as performance in mathematics or statistics courses (particularly upper-level courses), independent research projects, posters and other presentations, publications, competitions, etc.
Recipient list for the Pamela Ferguson Endowed Prize in Mathematics
Linn Smith Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
Larned Linn Smith (known as Linn Smith) was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on October 17, 1899, to Effie and Elias E. Smith. He graduated from Sioux City High School in June, 1916, and was accepted to Grinnell College, which he attended from 1916 to 1920. At Grinnell, Linn Smith was a scholarship holder and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a major in mathematics and a minor in physics. Debate was a strong interest of his both at Grinnell and in high school. At Grinnell, he was Secretary of the Debating Union and tied for second in the Hill Contest in Extemporaneous Speaking. He was also on the staff of the 1920 Cyclone (Grinnell College's yearbook) and a sergeant in Grinnell College's Student's Army Training Corps. Particularly remarkable is the fact that Linn Smith published a mathematics paper while still an undergraduate. "A Construction of the Regular Polygon of Seventeen Sides" appeared in the July-September, 1920, issue of the American Mathematical Monthly (volume 27, pages 322-323).
After Grinnell, Linn Smith went to Harvard University on a Charles Elliott Perkins scholarship for graduate study in mathematics. However, he completed only one year of graduate study; his untimely death on August 9, 1921, cut short a promising career. He was spending the summer of 1921 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, watching over the two young sons on Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burling. Edward Burling Jr. recalls him as "an unusually attractive young man." He also remembers the day: "Linn was swimming around the boat ... Suddenly I noticed that Linn was no longer in sight. ... I called out in terror." The official cause of death was listed as heart failure, not drowning. A sister, Genevieve (Mrs. Radford Dove), recalls "those hot August days" at the time of their brother's "enormous funeral and lines of flower cars, reporters, etc."
The Linn Smith Prize for Excellence in Mathematics was first awarded in 1924, although the original name of the award was the "Linn Smith Scholarship for Excellency in Mathematical Study." College records indicate that the prize was established by an anonymous gift of $1000, but Edward Burling Jr. remembers his father making the gift: "Dad would whip off another anonymous gift to Grinnell at the drop of a hat." A much larger contribution from Mr. Burling went for Burling Library.
Recipient list for the Linn Smith 1920 Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
The Robert N. Noyce Senior Student Award
Robert Norton Noyce, scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur, was born on December 12, 1927, in Burlington, Iowa. He received a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Grinnell College in 1949 and a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953. On April 25, 1960, Dr. Noyce was granted a patent for his invention of a "Semiconductor Device-and-Lead Structure" -- an integrated circuit. This discovery made the microchip possible and launched the modern electronics revolution. For his scientific achievements he received the National Medal of Science from President Carter in 1980, the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan in 1987, and the Charles Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineering in 1990. Grinnell College's computer center was named in his honor in 1984.
Dr. Noyce was co-founder and president of Intel Corporation. In 1988, he was appointed chief executive of Sematech, a consortium linking government and private electronic manufacturers. He also served for many years as a trustee of Grinnell College and as chair of the Board of Trustees. Robert N. Noyce died on June 3, 1990, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 62.
The Robert N. Noyce Senior Student Award was presented to the senior student who, in the judgment of the Selection Committee, made the greatest contribution to the use of computer-based technology while a Grinnell student. It recognized not only individual accomplishment, but the breadth and depth of the student's contribution. Beginning in 1984, the Noyce Award was given annually at first, then irregularly. In 2002, the fund supporting this award was diverted to the development of technology-related curricular projects at the College.

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On 3rd December Delhites were all set to vote in the state elections. To make the event delicious and memorable, Domino's Pizza and Radio Mirchi partnered each other for a unique promotion- "DOT hai toh HOT hai". People who voted on that day were in for a special treat. All they had to do was to upload a pic of themselves showing their voting finger on the Domino's Facebook Fanpage wall. Every hour the first 10 people who uploaded their pics were winners of the hour. Each one received a Domino's voucher worth Rs 500. People of all age groups participated enthusiastically.
Delhites enjoyed Domino's Pizza while voting for their favorite leader.
Even though the activity was purely confined to Facebook, some of our Twitter followers also appreciated the effort.


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Futsal is the only form of 'indoor football' or 'five-a- side' that is officially approved by FIFA and Football Federation Australia. It's one of the fastest growing sports in the world, is played in over 100 countries and boasts millions of players around the world.
The name "Futsal" comes from the merging of the Spanish/Portuguese words for football (Futbol or Futebol) and the French or Spanish word for "Indoor" (Salon or Sala). Following changes at international level between FIFA (Federation Internationale Football Association) and FIFUSA (Federation of Internationale De Futbol Sala) the sport became united with the outdoor version of the game, in 1989.
The game of Futsal is played on a firm, flat surface on a court ranging in size from that of a standard basketball court to the full FIFA International size of 40 x 20 metres. The special feature of the game is the unique properties of the ball, which has a low rebound. The game develops close individual ball skills as the court is small and players are forced into limited space & option scenarios.
Futsal was introduced to Australia in 1972 by Dawn Gilligan , then working at the Revesby YMCA. The year before was a wet soccer season and Dawn had heard about Futsal 'indoor soccer' and introduced it to the centre.
The sport slowly spread to the other states Games are usually fast-paced, with players receiving more touches and are constantly placed in demanding decision making, limited space situations that they would face on a greatly reduced scale playing 11-a side outdoor soccer. Because the sport is a great skill developer, demanding quick reflexes, fast thinking, and pinpoint passing, it is an exciting game for children as well as adults.


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Congressman Chris Collins, R-NY-27, and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly of the Hunter's Hope Foundation held a briefing for members of Congress on the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1281) Wednesday.
"I am glad to support Jim Kelly and the Hunter's Hope Foundation in advocating for the importance of passing the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act," Collins said. "This legislation, which I am a proud co-sponsor of, will positively impact families and children across the country by providing the necessary funding for screening, counseling and other services related to heritable disorders."
In 2008, Congress passed the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, which created national newborn screening guidelines and helped ensure comprehensive newborn screening in all states. Today, 44 states and the District of Columbia require screening of at least 29 of the 31 treatable core conditions.
The Newborn Screening Reauthorization Act extends and revises the newborn screening grant program through 2018. The current legislation expires at the end of this year. Before 2008, the number and quality of newborn screening tests varied from state to state. In 2007, only 10 states and the District of Columbia required infants to be screened for all recommended disorders.
Newborn screening is a state-based public health system that tests for serious developmental, genetic and metabolic disorders that are otherwise not apparent at birth. Under the newborn screening program, a baby receives a heel prick and a blood sample is sent to state health laboratories for testing. If diagnosed early, many of these disordered can be successfully treated or managed.
Kelly, who advocated for the passing of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act in 2008, started Hunter's Hope in 1997 with his wife, Jill, after their infant son Hunter was diagnosed with Krabbe Disease. The disease is one of 41 known degenerative neurological disorders called leukodystrophies, and it fatal when left untreated.
"For children like Hunter, early detection through newborn screening is crucial to preventing irreversible damage such as mental and physical disabilities, even death," Kelly said. "The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008 enabled many states to more than triple the number of diseases screened for at birth, which is a huge improvement; but there is still more work to be done. We need our nation's leaders to come together to reauthorize this important bill so all of our kids have a chance for a healthy life - something Hunter never had."
Since its inception, Hunter's Hope has touched countless lives through increased awareness, investments in research advancement, and improves treatment options for families affect by leukodystrophies.
The Kelly family continues to advocate for early detection through newborn screening for diseases not otherwise clinically recognizable at birth.
Collins co-hosted the briefing with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA-40, who is the congressional sponsor of the legislation.


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What's past is prologue.
When the Colorado Shakespeare Festival enters its 56th season at the University of Colorado this summer, it will do so under a greater microscope.
From 2007 to 2009, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival racked up close to $1 million in losses. Several peripheral factors -- including the Great Recession, West Nile Virus fears and inclement weather -- weakened annual revenue at the summer theatrical program, officials said at the time.
The festival nearly broke even in 2010, but the growing deficit sparked broader restructuring efforts for the theater series that sits in residence at and is partly funded by CU.
During the early part of the 2011 season, then-artistic director Philip Sneed exclaimed the efforts appeared to be working as initial projections put the festival in the black for the first time since 2006.
However, both the 2011 and 2012 seasons closed with familiar fates: They landed in the red.
The festival's expenses exceeded revenue by $35,896 in 2011 and -- according to preliminary estimates -- by $117,315 in 2012, the program's financial statements show.
Although frequently lauded for its benefits to the school and community as a whole, the festival's financial performance has stirred unease among some program and university officials who want to be able to justify spending nearly $169,000 on a program that's losing money.
"Unless it's tied directly to student benefit, it
raises a problem for us," said Steven Leigh, who was appointed dean of the College of Arts & Sciences last year. " ... If it doesn't become self-sufficient, we really can't (subsidize) it for the future."
To accomplish both goals, several tweaks were made to the structure of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in 2013, a year in which officials have budgeted a net profit of $25,363.
Among the changes:
CU officials have launched summer courses in conjunction with the 2013 program.
The festival's interim producing artistic director is undertaking several approaches to drum up ticket sales, donor and community support.
School officials approved $55,000 in capital expenditures for permanent equipment improvements.
"We want this to be successful," Leigh said. "We think it's strategically important for a lot of reasons."
The further integration of the Bard into CU's academia this year included the launch of the "Spring into Shakespeare" weekly series from January through May, a summer class taught by director Jane Page and another summer course, "Shakespeare in Performance," taught by scholar Harry Berger Jr., a professor emeritus at the University of California-Santa Cruz.
The hope is to broaden the partnership through other departments at the school and also convey to the public and donors the need for the program, Leigh said.
Like an extension service at an agricultural-focused school, Leigh said, "When the money dries up for that extension service, it means the farms have to contribute more."
The festival's current deficit sits at $117,000.
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival was relieved of a nearly $985,000 shortfall on June 30, 2012, as part of a move by former Dean Todd Gleeson.
Amy Gathright Lavens, the College of Arts & Science's finance director, said Gleeson eliminated the obligation because belt-tightening measures in recent years gave the college the capacity and he wanted to "remove the distraction of the shortfall" from the agenda of Leigh, who took over on July 1 of that year.
It's not uncommon for a Shakespeare organization to be paired with an
academic institution, said Patrick Flick, manager of the Shakespeare Theatre Association.
"There are educational opportunities abound," he said.
Flick said he could not speak directly to struggles experienced by specific Shakespeare organizations in recent years, but said consumers and donors continue to have a tight clasp on their pocketbooks.
"I'm seeing that most of (the Shakespeare organizations) seem to be holding their own at least," he said. " ... It's a question of what your community values."
'Very hard time competing'
Former artistic director Philip Sneed, who resigned in January to become the executive director at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, said he fully supports the direction Leigh and Orr are headed.
Running a classical repertoire theater company in residence at a university was not an easy task, Sneed said, noting that because the Colorado Shakespeare Festival was affiliated with CU, it was not eligible for funding from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
Sneed estimated that if the Colorado Shakespeare Festival was a private, nonprofit organization, it could receive roughly $250,000 in grants from the SCFD.
"We had a very hard time competing with places like the Arvada Center, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts or the Curious Theatre (Company)," Sneed said.
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival also is hindered by being under the wings of a university that has weathered significant budget cuts, he said.
There was pressure to find a balance between spending enough money to keep people coming, but not so much that it would break the bank, he added.
After the deep losses suffered in the 2007 to 2009 seasons, Sneed's organization posted a balanced budget in 2010. It was the only year of his tenure that the budget was balanced.
"It's ironic ... that's also the year where I think most critics and many patrons would agree the quality was really low," he said. "We did it really by cutting corners. Several critics said 'These plays seemed under-rehearsed.'"
They were under-rehearsed because salaries were cut, he said.
Sneed and associates took approaches that included shortening the season and running only one of the two theaters at any time.
Sneed said the timing of his departure was not tied to the financial performance of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Instead, he left because he had a "great career opportunity" in a higher-position role, he said.
"My timing was not the greatest, but that's the way it goes sometimes," he said.
Timothy Orr, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's interim producing artistic director, said that he has received overwhelming support from potential donors about the deeper educational integration.
Orr said his approach to 2013 season has been to "hunker down and focus on our own backyard."
CU officials nixed a decision to partner with a Shakespeare festival in Prague that would have resulted in both troupes performing at each others' locale. Instead of spending a month organizing that effort, officials moved up the work on their marketing efforts, he said.
'Focus our efforts on creating art'
To save money, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival also is spending some.
The College of Arts and Sciences approved a proposal requesting $55,000 to improve the electrical systems at the historic Mary Rippon Theatre.
In the weeks it takes to ready the theater for the annual festival, one week alone was spent hauling heavy soft cables -- thick as a grown man's wrist -- and stringing them up to lighting positions 30 feet above the stage and to 15-foot-tall and 35-foot-tall towers surrounding the stage and audience.
Those types of cables have a life span of eight to 10 years and would be costly to replace, Orr said.
"If times are tight for a theater company, or any company, they're going to try to stretch out the life of the cables," he said.
Last summer, the power system failed during the opening night of "Treasure Island," the final show of the season. The crew pulled together the working cables and ran the rest of the summer with only the front lights.
The College of Arts and Sciences OK'd an emergency budget request of $20,000 to replace the cables, but the shipment would not arrive until the final week of the festival.
Festival organizers held off on the order and instead went for a more permanent option.
The 2013 electrical system proposal consisted of the $20,000 from last year's emergency request, $3,500 from monies previously spent on soft cable installation, $11,500 from the producing artistic director salary savings and an additional $20,000 from the college that festival organizers would pay back at $5,000 in four years.
Orr estimated the electrical upgrades could save the program "thousands of dollars every year for decades."
In the coming weeks, work is slated to begin on installing weatherproof electrical boxes near the lighting positions and running the "hard" cables, in conduit, up to those positions. No significant excavation work is expected to occur at the historic stone theater, Orr said, noting the latter action will come at the hands of a gopher-like robot that will thread the cables underground and to boxes.
The work is slated to wrap up six weeks prior to the kick-off of the 2013 season.
"It's such a distraction to be doing maintenance and this kind of work every summer," Orr said. "Why not fix it permanently so we can focus our efforts on creating art?"
Contact Camera Business Writer Alicia Wallace at 303-473-1332 or email@example.com.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2013 Summer Season
Plays: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Macbeth," "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," "Richard III," "Women of Will: The Overview," "Making America: No Little Rebellion"
When: June 8 to Aug. 11
Where: Univsersity of Colorado campus, Boulder
Website: coloradoshakes.org ___


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Monday, 28 September 2009
So I'm in a pickle of whether or not I should continue to offer download links for the tracks. What does that mean? Instead of a "right click to download," things will look like this.
Poka - Heartbreaker
Please voice your opinion either by email or by comment.
Prez Jordan
46 comments:
- Joe said...
What about all the old out of print tracks that arent available anywhere else? You just gonna tease us with those?
- 28 September 2009 at 15:53
- prez jordan said...
I'm not sure what to do. Maybe we can set a limit. For instance, tracks younger than 1 year cannot have download links.
- 28 September 2009 at 15:55
your site is awesome! dont stop now!
- 28 September 2009 at 15:58
- B DIGITAL said...
damm...are u guys gettin heat from labels? http://www.technocolorkids.com
- 28 September 2009 at 15:58
2 things, ask permission or have artists request for their shit to be on your blog. your posts can generate alot of listeners for these artists.
second thing, dont have a save as
- 28 September 2009 at 16:13
agreed with Anon over here. this blog posts stuff from artists most people might have never heard of. if anything, i hate that some people dont understand that they have to give a little in order for their music to be discovered. giving out a sample of their work sometimes only encourages people to find more stuff by them.
sorry you guys are going through this. i think i speak for everyone when i say i'd hate to see this place shut down just because of that.
- 28 September 2009 at 16:18
- untra said...
I take it advertisements are not acceptable? You could have a 120*600 skyscraper ad to the left side of the blog posts.
- 28 September 2009 at 16:25
please keep the download links
- 28 September 2009 at 16:30
aw dudes, please keep the songs download-able
your blog usually makes my day
- 28 September 2009 at 16:49
- Alex said...
To be honest, i'd feel different writing the posts if i didnt have anything to offer. Thats one of the main reasons i joined the team: to share my music and to talk with pople with similar tastes as mine.
I wouldnt feel the same buzz or happyness when posting an article.
As for permission, its very hard to get it. Most of the times the artist or label wont allow or not even respond to you.
We can also bend the rules a bit, but its a bit too risky.
- 28 September 2009 at 17:06
- gautier said...
well...we still have the "cache" solution...
- 28 September 2009 at 18:18
- Andy LeClair said...
I love your blog, and I'd really hate to see the downloads go. You guys post the best house music on the internet! If you need help with hosting, I can see what I can do.
- 28 September 2009 at 19:11
- untra said...
For $10 a month, you can get the "individual" package, that has unlimited bandwidth, but 5 GB maximum storage.
Just a thought.
- 28 September 2009 at 20:28
- Art said...
No biggie if there's no "right-click to download". Crafty people who really have to have the track and can't pay for it can always rip the file from the Flash app, for the rest your blog is a great listening and reference resource. Whatever it is, please keep the blog going!
- 28 September 2009 at 20:41
there's always viewing the page source and grabbing the file url from the html.
- 28 September 2009 at 20:53
doesnt advertising leaves good cash?
your blog is one of my favorites, and putting away the downloads would suck, but i also understand the legal, and the cost (not just money)to mantain available the downloads, so itsup to you
- 28 September 2009 at 22:01
omg pleeease dont do that! :( i love your bloooog!
- 28 September 2009 at 22:39
post download links otherwise people will just delete your blog. what is the point of posting tracks you can't download? can do that on itunes or beatport.
- 28 September 2009 at 23:12
- Ed Banger Kids said...
I love the blog and it is so inspiring to others who would love to have a blog like ilictronix. You guys have come so far. There are bigger blogs than you that are so big now and established, b/c they stuck through it. They were harrassed all the time, but they stuck through it and they are legend now. This blog shares music that so many people depend on and look forward to. Don't stop now.
- 28 September 2009 at 23:49
Really love this blog, you guys know wsup. Who cares about save as links, I just like to discover new music and hear other people's opinions about said music...
- 29 September 2009 at 03:01
- hani said...
it would suck pretty bad without the links. you guys spread the most beautiful thing in the world - AWESOME KICKASS MUSIC I WOULDN'T EVER FUCKING HEAR ABOUT. killing the links would ruin the whole thing. please, don't do it.
- 29 September 2009 at 12:10
I think it would be best, with things like Fake Blood and this new Vitalic album, to not do links.
But as it was mentioned earlier, things older than a year, or really obscure stuff no one's gonna care about could be linked.
- 29 September 2009 at 12:42
- albert said...
i dont like this change =[
- 29 September 2009 at 14:09
- Louis La Roche said...
I think your main problem is respect for artists. Artists make their money from record sales and if your giving them away for free then they make no money.
I mean how would you like it if you worked hard on a song, released it and then a blog posted it for free?
If you post NEW songs then maybe just post a 30 second preview with a link to where you can buy the whole song. As for OLD songs, i think its pretty safe to post the whole song.
Hope that helps!
- 29 September 2009 at 14:31
- prez jordan said...
Thanks Louis, that's pretty much the turn I'm deciding to take.
Everything popular within the past 2 years will not have a download link.
That's probably going to be our new policy. I think streaming the track is fine, though.
- 29 September 2009 at 14:50
Considering how little money an artist signed to a big label actually gets off of record sales, I shouldn't think it would matter. Most of the profits come from touring and merchandise.
- 29 September 2009 at 15:00
30 seconds clip sounds good to me, simply because new music( there are exceptions ), well, suck.
- 29 September 2009 at 15:06
- Alex said...
Well, if it has to be that way...
- 29 September 2009 at 15:16
- prez jordan said...
Haha hey, it's the price you pay for becoming a prominent blog. we're now on page 1 for a google search of "electronic music blog"
- 29 September 2009 at 15:21
- Joe said...
Sounds like a plan.
- 29 September 2009 at 15:21
- Alex said...
To me, we are on page 6.
- 29 September 2009 at 15:22
- prez jordan said...
depending on where you live. here in NJ its #10, but I'm not sure where it is in other places
- 29 September 2009 at 15:22
- Joe said...
Still though, some artists encourage blogs to post their tracks. Galactik Knights and Leonardus both thanked us on MySpace when we posted their tracks. Then again, they do a lot of free download stuff.
- 29 September 2009 at 15:22
- Boba Fettuccini said...
Page 5 for me.
- 29 September 2009 at 15:30
noooo! this blog is awesome the way it is. you introduce a lot of ppl to a lot of new music and the downloadability is wat makes listening to the new artists desirable. honestly if i wasnt able to download the files i prob wuldnt even bother trying to find out more about the artists or their albums. good luck!
- 29 September 2009 at 18:08
kepp the download links!
- 29 September 2009 at 22:33
Keep them! Or at least make the download link less obvious :)
- 29 September 2009 at 23:45
Noooooooo! I've always came to your site to download. To just listen and not download wold really suck! Don't stop!
- 30 September 2009 at 13:02
- untra said...
Or y'know you could try using googles unofficial free servers.
- 30 September 2009 at 15:49
- prez jordan said...
Untra, it would stream really really slowly.
- 30 September 2009 at 16:45
Don't stop!!! Being able to listen but not download is annoying. I like to download the songs and play them on my ipod before deciding whether to buy or not
- 30 September 2009 at 18:01
Way to suck his dick Prez I thought you were better than that, Louis may make good music but listen to the people not just one person.
- 1 October 2009 at 02:47
Yeah I agree with him. Dont succumb just b/c louis la roche decided to stop onby. His word isn't the holy grail of electronica blog rules!
- 1 October 2009 at 13:35
- prez jordan said...
No, I just happen to agree with Louis the most.
I need to find a balance between staying on air and keeping fans happy. Just giving out mp3's won't help.
- 1 October 2009 at 14:49
I'm not sure to understand the whole dilema about posting the links or not...
When you hear a track through flash player, the file is still downloaded onto Firefox's, Safari's or whatever browser's cache you may use :) a quick search in your temp files and... done !
If this allows blog owners to post w/o having legal issues and still allows us to discover quality music, this is still fine to me !
- 5 October 2009 at 06:09
- Andrew said...
Guys the blog is great... keep posting the same music! As for the downloading, as long as you are streaming the tunes for us to listen to then anyone can grab them by ourselves...
Use Firefox, download the add-on called DownloadHelper... when you play the song the Download Helper Tab flashes... click on it, save the song to your hardrive. simple.
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His [Chris Groves' plenary] quote from Hannah Arendt, "What we make remakes us" brought home the notion that there is a feedback loop and that science and invention are not unidirectional pursuits, i.e., we do not create the world and stand apart from it; the world we create, in turn, recreates us.
I have more about this 'conversation' regarding artificial brains taking place in business, pop culture, philosophy, advertising, science, engineering, and elsewhere but I think I need to write up a paper. Once I do that I"ll post it. As for the response from the conference goers, there were no questions but there were a few comments (I'm not the only one interested in zombies and the living dead) and a suggestion to me for further reading (Andrew Pickering, The cybernetic brain: sketches of another future).


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I've never owned a zucchini plant so I've never had an adversarial relationship with the vegetable. I'd happily eat zucchini all summer long. And I like a vegetable that holds both threat and promise. If you don't respect the zucchini, it will ruin your dinner, it will. It'll weep liquid and turn soggy. It'll be bitter if you don't watch out. But if you pamper this little garden diva, zucchini will return the favor and make a dish to remember.
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Whatever you do, don't mess up the zucchini! Here's my not yet patented method. After cutting up the zucchini, you must salt it like you do eggplant. Zucchini contains just too much water for its own good. Best to remove as much as you can before it hits a hot pan. After letting it sit for 30 minutes, take the time to dry it off in a tea towel. Get in there and really dry it, like you're mopping off a dog after a bath.
Then find a pan that holds heat well (aka nothing flimsy) and that can fit the zucchini in a single layer. Heat the pan over medium high heat, and once the zucchini goes in, see it as your job to regulate the heat so the zucchini is browning not burning, and is never steaming or stewing. It's a delicate balance but with a little effort, you'll get it right and your zucchini will thank you for it with crisp brown edges and pleasantly firm centers.
Oh, and don't forget the honey -- the honey is the secret here. Slightly bitter zucchini likes a little sweet talk.
Zucchini with Basil, Mint, and Honey
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- 4 medium zucchini, ends trimmed
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- 10 small basil leaves
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During his visit to the United States, Bishop Rabban is raising awareness with American political and religious leaders that Christians and other religious minorities from around Iraq are fleeing to, and welcomed in, Iraqi Kurdistan.
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It looks like Cardinal George, Father Michael Pfleger, and St. Sabina Church may live happily ever after, but all parishes might have something to learn from this rather public debate about a pastoral transition.
Robert McClory describes in NCR the lengthy discussions last week that resulted in Pfleger's reinstatement at St. Sabina Church along with an agreement that the church would have a transition plan by December 1 (so maybe just happily ever after until December?). Pfleger had been suspended after saying on Tavis Smiley, "If they say you either take this principalship of a high school or a pastorship there or leave, then I have to look outside of the church." As McClory and Bryan Cones argued in this blog, the sooner the situation was resolved, the better for everyone involved.
Over the past few years, we've heard more and more stories of parishes in transition around the country. Some parishioners reported in "Men of the same cloth?" that they struggled when a younger pastor came in. In our upcoming July issue, we have a story on parish management in which an expert recommends parishes have a transition committee preparing for pastor changes.
It seems that many of the church's strongest parishes have pastors who stay for years, like Pfleger has at St. Sabina's. There may be a danger of becoming too dependent on one personality, but it also takes a long time to create the family that Pfleger said he missed so much. It takes time to create ministries that reach out to the communities around them. Having written about St. Sabina's anti-violence campaigns, I am impressed at how well Pfleger ministers to and empowers others.
St. Sabina is in a unique position as a vibrant Black Catholic parish with a dynamic leader. The archdiocese and the public, therefore, are granting a great deal of attention to the eventual reality that the church will one day need a new leader.
What the past few month's debacle has shown, though, is that even in a prominent parish, the church does not know how to create a smooth leadership transition. As the sources of our upcoming July story say, the church could use some good management consulting, for the good of the whole church and especially for all the parishes that suffer through bumpy pastor changes.


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It's been reported that the Obama family spent $1.4 billion in one year to maintain their lifestyle in the White House. That's $1,400 million and included the cost of Air Force One. Who hit the lottery?
Taxpayers paid for B. Hussein Obama's campaigning and Republican legislators said nothing.
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Other reports for us who listen — $800 million in subsidies to GE, which pays no taxes. Most of its operations are abroad. CEO Jeff Immelt is on the president's economic council. Republicans say and do nothing. Cronyism?
Next, $120 million for research on a battery for electric cars, which should be left to private industry. How many new millionaires are being created by this administration?
Joe Biden's supposed to keep track of the stimulus giveaways. He can't even find his way home to Delaware. Where's the balance sheet? Republicans never ask. Green industries, just about all failed.
If you engage in a snow fight, you toss snowballs at each other — in a mud fight (Mitt Romney) you throw mud. Who can trust what this administration says? Nobody.
Hypocrisy — the president-elect will take an oath to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, when in his first term he has done more than enough, circumventing the Constitution, to be impeached, but who wants Joe for president? This is the worst administration in my memory (I'm 85, unaffiliated).
All this squandering of federal funds, while Trace Atkins begs for dollars to assist the Wounded Warrior Project.
In my opinion, everyone who has income should pay taxes. The "middle class" allowed Obama to buy its votes. (JFK: "What can you do for your country?")
There are no payroll taxes as such. They are contributions for Social Security and Medicare, not taxes.
Six thousand regulations waiting to be implemented, written in 90 days; ridiculous regulations destroying our economy; latest report, more than 73 percent of recent job hiring done by the government. (Who's going to pay their pensions?)
Overpaid workers in government jobs, drinking coffee and soft drinks — I worked with them for more than two years.
Fred DeRusso


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We emptied all of the brake fluid into an empty Clorox container.Someone took it down to Checker or other garage/autoshop for recycling.
It's all Mark unless he doesn't want to do it
Am I the only one that hasn't been to Mark's place? Send me your address mang. I'll try and show up around noon.


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I like the smell of gas in the morning.-Nam
MB, what do you plug it into at home? A regular socket or Did you have to have something special installed at home to charge it?
Saw $2.95 here today.
I got some for $2.93 today. That was the Sam's Club member price, so one should probably not consider it a representative sample. Still, Sam's is typically only about a nickel lower than the best non-membership prices in the area, and occasionally even gets undercut, so it's probably not much of an outlier.
Actually it doesn't. One could conceivably be all-powerful but not exceptionally intelligent.
$2.94 today in Oklahoma. Praise Thor
Quote from: neopagan on October 22, 2013, 04:33:52 PM$2.94 today in Oklahoma. Praise ThorHey, I just saw where gay marriage was taking place in Oklahoma on Indian reservations, so gas prices are sure to go thru the roof now.
$2.79 today. Does Obama get credit when gas goes down?


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An ad for The Paris Hilton Presidential Campaign. Paid for by Funny Or Die.
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Male Voice: (whispers) Exclusive.
[crowd cheers]
Male Voice: He's the oldest celebrity in the world,
Male Voice: like, super old.
Male Voice: Old enough to remember when dancing was a sin.
Male Voice: And beer was served in a bucket.
Male Voice: But is he ready to lead?
[patriotic music plays]
Paris Hilton: Hey America, I'm Paris Hilton
and I'm a celebrity too.
Paris Hilton: Only, I'm not from
the olden days,
Paris Hilton: and I'm not promising change
like that other guy.
Paris Hilton: I'm just hot.
Paris Hilton: But then that wrinkly, white haired
guy used me in his campaign ad,
Paris Hilton: which I guess means I'm
running for President.
Paris Hilton: So thanks for the endorsement
white haired dude,
Paris Hilton: and I want America to know that
I'm like totally ready to lead.
Paris Hilton: And now I want to present my
energy policy for America.
Paris Hilton: Just as soon as I finish reading
this article on where
Paris Hilton: I can fly to, to get
the best tan.
Paris Hilton: Oh, Maui, loves it.
Paris Hilton: Okay, so here's my
energy policy.
Paris Hilton: Barack wants to focus on new technologies
to cut foreign oil dependency,
Paris Hilton: and McCain wants
offshore drilling.
Paris Hilton: Well, why don't we do a hybrid
of both candidates' ideas?
Paris Hilton: We can do limited offshore drilling
with strict environmental
Paris Hilton: oversight while creating tax
incentives to get Detroit making
Paris Hilton: hybrid and electric cars.
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carries us until the new
Paris Hilton: technologies kick in which will then create
new jobs and energy independence.
Paris Hilton: Energy crisis solved.
Paris Hilton: I'll see you at the
debates bitches.
Paris Hilton: Now, if you'll excuse me, I have
to go pick out a Vice President.
Paris Hilton: I'm thinking Rihanna.
I'll see you at the White House.
Paris Hilton: Oh, and I might
paint it pink.
Paris Hilton: I hope that's cool
with you guys.
Paris Hilton: Bye.
Paris Hilton: (Voiceover) I'm Paris Hilton and I approve this
message because I think it's totally hot.


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In the SAR, Biljsma et al. (1996) identified three possible coastal response
An evaluation of such strategies was regarded as a crucial component of the
vulnerability assessment Common Methodology. Klein and Nicholls (1999) argue,
however, that as far as adaptation is concerned, that methodology has been less
effective in assessing the wide range of technical, institutional, economic,
and cultural elements in different localities. Indeed, they indicated that there
has been concern that the methodology emphasizes a protection-oriented response
rather than consideration of the full range of adaptation options.
Klein et al. (2000) develop a methodology that seeks to address some of these
comments. They argue that successful coastal adaptation embraces more than just
selecting one of the technical options to respond to sea-level rise; it is a
more complex and iterative process, with a series of policy cycles. Four steps
can be distinguished in the process of coastal adaptation:
In reality, however, adaptive responses often are undertaken reactively rather
in a step-wise, planned, and anticipatory fashion.
The process of coastal adaptation can be conceptualized by showing that climate
change and/or climate variability, together with other stresses on the coastal
environment, produce actual and potential impacts. These impacts trigger efforts
of mitigation, to remove the cause of the impacts, or adaptation to modify the
impacts. Bijlsma et al. (1996) noted that climate-related changes represent
potential additional stresses on systems that already are under pressure. Climate
change generally will exacerbate existing problems such as coastal flooding,
erosion, saltwater intrusion, and degradation of ecosystems. At the same time,
nonclimate stresses can be an important cause of increasing coastal vulnerability
to climate change and variability. Given such interactive effects, adaptation
options to be most effective should be incorporated with policies in other areas,
such as disaster mitigation plans, land-use plans, and watershed resource plans.
In other words, adaptation options are best addressed when they are incorporated
in integrated coastal management and sustainable development plans.
Policy criteria and coastal development objectives condition the process of
adaptation. Other critical influences include values, awareness, and factors
such as historical legacies, institutions, and laws. There is growing recognition
of the need for researchers, policymakers, residents, and other key stakeholders
to work together to establish a framework for adaptation that is integrated
within current coastal management processes and practices and takes a broader
view of the subject. Collaborative efforts of this kind can support a process
of shared learning and joint problem solving, thereby enabling better understanding,
anticipation of, and response to climate change. Cash and Moser (2000) identify
some of the deficiencies in integrating science and policy. They suggest the
following guidelines for meeting the challenge: Use "boundary organizations"
that can link researchers and decisionmakers at various scales, capitalize on
particular scale-specific capabilities, and develop adaptive assessment and
management strategies through long-term iterative processes of integrated assessment
and management.
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Have you ever dreamed of becoming a famous author, or maybe even written a few things of your own that was not quite bestseller material? Don't be discouraged. Writing takes work and we all have to start somewhere. Journalist and Editor Julia Scott put together a book appropriately titled Drivel in which dozens of respected, professional writers share the worst thing they have ever written. If you think your favorite author simply woke up one day and wrote a bestseller, think again.
Struck by Genius tells how Jason Padgett went from a partying college dropout to mathematical savant after a 2002 mugging in which he sustained brain damage. After his brain injuries, Padgett could understand high level mathematics and could see fractal geometric patterns in everyday objects. He had acquired savant syndrome and synesthesia. Padgett's story has a Fond du Lac connection. Dr.
Retirement can be a great time of life, but understanding the intricacies of the paperwork can cause headaches. The Fond du Lac Public Library is offering a free class, When I'm 65, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 29.
Smarten up the cookout table with the Picnic Table Caddy Crafternoon program at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18, is free and open to adults and teens in middle school or older. All supplies provided. Space is limited. Registration is required and starts at 9 a.m.
To get ready for its big move, the Fond du Lac Public Library's BookCellar is holding a one day Bags-on-Fire Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11.
Customers will receive a grocery bag and can fill it up with all the hardcover and paperback books, magazines, movies and more and pay just $5 for the lot.
The summer reading program is in full swing at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The theme this year is Behold! The Power of Reading. You can sign up for the program online at www.fdlpl.org, or at any of the library service desks. Anyone can participate, and it only takes a minute to sign up. It is so easy - simply mark off a circle on your reading card for every 30 minutes of reading you do. It can be reading together as a family, or reading to others. Any format of reading qualifies, even listening to audiobooks.
It was called the War to End All Wars, and the Fond du Lac area played a role.
Following In Their Footsteps: Local WWI Soldiers in Europe, will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, as part of the Fond du Lac Public Library's monthly History at Home program.
Fond du Lac Visual Arts presents their Annual July Show at the Fond du Lac Public Library's Langdon Divers Gallery July 1-August 4. The public is invited to an artists' reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 9.
Agnesian HealthCare's monthly domestic violence awareness program, Shine On Sessions, will examine "Drugs, Alcohol and Domestic Violence" at 6 p.m. Monday, July 20, at Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free; no registration required.
The session, facilitated by Amy Rodriguez, Agnesian HealthCare's Domestic Violence Program prevention educator, will take a closer look at how drugs and alcohol are used in violent relationships.
After publishing nonfiction books (Population 485, Coop, Visiting Tom), Wisconsin author Michael Perry has published his first novel, Jesus Cow, which just may leave you laughing out loud. His new novel is much like his previous books—full of humor, quirky characters, and some food for thought. Main character Harley Jackson is just trying to hold on to the last few acres of farmland that belonged to his family.


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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union scaled back its long-term climate and energy ambitions on Wednesday, proposing less stringent targets than in the past, because of tougher economic conditions and the need to curb rising energy costs.
The European Commission - the bloc's executive - said EU governments should face a single binding target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 to a volume that is 40 percent lower than 1990 levels.
That represents a doubling of the goal in the existing 2020 target, but it is still below what some scientists and environmentalists say is needed to prevent the worst effects of climate change and is less than some policymakers wanted.
"What we are presenting today is both ambitious and affordable," Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told a news conference in Brussels as the goals were unveiled.
The Commission' 2030 strategy statement reflects a new sense of pragmatism at a time when European growth is slow and the EU's biggest trading partners, including the United States, Japan and Canada, have scaled back their climate commitments.
Beyond the headline goal, the Commission also scaled back its demands on member states when it comes to adopting renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind power.
Current national targets require countries to ensure renewables account for 20 percent of total EU energy use by 2020. But after that date, binding national targets will be scrapped.
Instead, the Commission is recommending an EU-wide goal of "at least 27 percent" renewables, a higher level but without the hard and fast national targets currently in force.
That would allow Britain and others to meet their emissions targets by building nuclear power plants, which are carbon-free but not renewable. Generous government subsidies designed to meet the 20 percent renewables target have been blamed for pushing up energy costs.
"The aid systems for renewable energy have not always been cost-efficient. In some places we have promoted renewable energy, but it has cost too much," the bloc's energy commissioner, Guenther Oettinger, said.
Conscious of how far Europe now lags the United States when it comes to shale gas, the Commission also decided not to put obstacles in the way of shale exploration. That could allow Poland and others to reduce their reliance on coal, which emits around twice as much carbon as gas.
The U.S. shale boom has resulted in gas prices of about a third of those in Europe.
Global talks to try to agree on a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the first and only international agreement to tackle climate change, are due to be held in Paris next year.
Environmental campaigners said the Commission's plans amounted to a weakening of Europe's climate ambitions.
"The European Commission is gambling with our future. The proposed 40 percent target would scupper any hopes of keeping temperatures below the 2 degree danger level," Lies Craeynest of campaign group Oxfam said in a statement.
Scientists say a rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) would lead to catastrophic effects, including a sharp rise in sea levels.
EU leaders are due to debate the 2030 goals at summits in March and June, ahead of formal legislative proposals expected early next year.
These would still require lengthy debate by EU governments and the European Parliament before becoming law, and Barroso warned that agreement on the Commission's proposed targets was far from assured.
"I think it is possible to come to an agreement on 40 percent. I think it's not going to be easy, and there will be more pressure to put it down than to put it up, I can promise you," Barroso said.
The one firm legislative proposal included in Wednesday's announcement was a scheme to prop up Europe's faltering carbon emissions trading market, with the aim of removing carbon permits from circulation to support prices.
Under the proposal, the Commission would set aside up to 12 percent of carbon permits from 2021, as long as certain conditions are met. Among the conditions is that the number of allowances to be set aside must exceed 100 million.
(Additional reporting by Nina Chestney in London; Editing by Luke Baker and Jane Baird)


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HILLARY'S 9/11: Sleepy @HillaryClinton Caught Asleep In Congress During George Bush's 9/11 Address In 2001
Hillary Clinton has been caught on video asleep in congress during President George W. Bush's 9/11 address in 2001 that was broadcast immediately after the horrific attacks that killed almost 3000 people. Hillary was a freshman U.S. Senator from the state of New York at the time. You won't hear this stuff from the lying […]Read Story


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Novartis recently built a plant for cell-based manufacture of influenza vaccine in Holly Springs, North Carolina. In this interview, Matthew Stober, global head of technical operations for Novartis, talks about the company's plans for the new facility and new technologies for vaccine development and manufacturing.
Q: Novartis recently built a plant for cell-based manufacture of influenza vaccine in Holly Springs, North Carolina. What will be produced at the facility?
Q: Does Novartis also have an egg-based manufacturing program? If not, why not? If so, what are the challenges/limitations of producing vaccine in eggs? Are those challenges/limitations alleviated in cell-based systems? Are there challenges inherent in cell-based manufacture that are not challenges in egg-based systems?
Stober: Yes, Novartis uses both egg and cell-culture technology to produce vaccines in order to provide the greatest amount of vaccine. While egg-based technology is still the most widely used, cell-culture manufacturing offers several advantages over traditional egg-based manufacturing, such as the ability to more rapidly respond to time-critical situations, since there is no need for chicken eggs. Other advantages include more rapid and scalable manufacturing, enhanced consistency and reliability, and cell-culture-derived vaccines can be administered to patients who are allergic to eggs.
Q: Please give me a sense of the relative yields of egg- versus cell-based systems.
Stober: Novartis sets high standards for all its products and aims to achieve the highest yield possible using both egg-based and cell-based technologies. As demonstrated from last year's A(H1N1) pandemic, yields are a biological process and cannot always be guaranteed. Producing high enough yields was one of the main challenges in developing the H1N1 vaccine because the volume of vaccine produced depends on how well the virus can replicate. However, cultivating viruses using a cell line offers the possibility of a more robust virus production and seed-strain development that more closely matches circulating viruses, which could potentially translate into a more immunogenic and effective response.
Q: Please give me a sense of the start-up times for egg- versus cell-based paradigms. Scale-up??
Stober: A major advantage of using next-generation influenza manufacturing where eggs are no longer used is that the lead time to order and take delivery of eggs is eliminated. The Novartis proprietary cell line also allows for manufacturing flexibility. Because the lead time is eliminated, cell-culture-derived influenza vaccine can be produced more quickly and efficiently in emergency situations such as pandemics. For example, Novartis was able to produce the first monobulk vaccine for the A(H1N1) pandemic in only 60 days.
Q: How do you purify your cell-based vaccines? How does this compare with egg-based purification paradigms?
Stober: The Novartis cell-derived influenza vaccines are purified in a way that is similar to that used for egg- based vaccines, though there are additional purification steps. For example, host-cell proteins are removed during purification. In egg-based vaccines, some egg proteins remain in the vaccine.